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Guest Blog: It’s Mimi’s Birthday!

Today, June 29th, is my (cough cough) birthday. Yesterday, my dear friend Sharon, her new husband, my husband and I went out to lunch for a little pre-birthday get-together. The restaurant was good, the food was better, and the company was the best. When we left, Sharon asked me to come over to the car – she had something for me. It was a book – a book she had purchased for me last January. She bought it with me in mind, altho she admitted that she had read it first – but she assured me that she had not bent any of the pages or even weakened the spine. ( I am my daughter’s mother, afterall!) This wonderful book that she presented to me is And You Know You Should Be Glad A True Story of Lifelong Friendship) by Bob Greene.

After my family, Sharon is at the top of my list of people that I can’t do without. She is the friend that everyone should have (but she’s mine, so you’ll have to find your own). I met her 22 years ago when she started working at the same place I worked. From day one – well – we have been inseparable. In these past 22 years, nothing has gotten in the way of our friendship. We don’t act alike, we don’t always think alike, but we respect each other, we care about each other, and we truly enjoy each others company … all the time. The power of friendship is a wonderful thing! I can’t imagine what my life would be without her – in fact, sometimes it’s hard to imagine that there was ever a time when she wasn’t around!

Bottom line … first, .if you have a friend like Sharon (and you know you should be glad!!), go out and get this book -second, read it – and third, give it to your friend. You will feel that this book was written with just the two of you in mind.

And if you don’t have a friend like Sharon, slow down, and start looking! It’s worth it!!

Andrea, do you think it is possible for anyone on this earth to have a better friend than your mom? After reading what she wrote you about me, I don’t think so, myself. Aren’t I blessed? And quite the lucky one. Your mom is quite a special lady, and I am proud and so very happy that her and I have the friendship that we have. Talk about feeling confident in a friendship, and knowing beyond a shadow of a doubt that someone loves you just for being you, and will always be there for you, as needed…wow, we can all use some of that in our lives. I wish that for us all…

Sharon, you two really ARE lucky to have each other! I’d love to have that kind of friendship someday. Let’s see … you’ve been friends for 22 years, so you met when Mom was X years old. That means I only have 8 more years to find a friend that close ….